Ogallala Public School District

The Ogallala Public Schools
will educate students
to become skilled,
knowledgeable,
responsible citizens
in a global society.

We believe:

1. A student’s performance is enhanced by mutual respect among students and staff.
2. All students in our school have an equal opportunity to learn.
3. Teachers, administrators, parents, and the community share the responsibility for helping students learn.
4. A successful student creates and uses a variety of thinking and reasoning strategies.
5. The curriculum incorporates a variety of learning activities to accommodate differences in student learning.

Goals:

• Use AdvancEd Continuous Improvement Process to guide our school improvement efforts for educators to use data-based decision making to ensure common strategies and interventions for all stakeholders.
• Design and implement a comprehensive assessment system.
• Increase reading skills for all students.

The Ogallala Public Schools will educate students to become skilled, knowledgeable responsible citizens in a global society.

Accreditation

The Ogallala Public School District works with AdvancED on a continual accreditation process. The AdvancedED accreditation standards are the foundation of that process, focusing directly on the factors that impact student learning.  These standards address the following areas:

1. Vision & Purpose
2. Governance & Leadership
3. Teaching & Learning
4. Documenting & Using Results
5. Resources & Support Systems
6. Stakeholder Communications & Relationships
7. Commitment to Continuous Improvement

For more information on the AdvancedED accreditation process, please go to http://www.advanc-ed.org/

School Improvement Goals

Student Performance Goal:

• All students will increase their reading comprehension skills in all curricular areas.

Learning Opportunity Goals:

• All Ogallala Public School staff will foster and model respect.

• All Ogallala Public School staff and students will improve the social, physical, and learning climate of our district.

Goal Selection Process

We chose the reading comprehension goal based on data from the following sources:

1.  Stanford 10 = Grades 4^th, 8^th, 11^th

2.  DIBELS = Grades K-5

3. NE Standards Assessments- Grades = 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11

Stanford 10 results have been below the desired levels. DIBELS results show elementary students performing below benchmarks for oral reading fluency. Students' results from the 4^th, 8^th, & 11^th NE Standards show some students performing below state cut scores.

We chose the learning opportunity goals based on the responses from the certified staff, support staff, parent, and student climate surveys. Survey summary results are included in the Unique Local Insight section and the Appendix.

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